Diabetic Medical Terms

123456789101112
Across
  1. 4. The blood _______ level is how much _______ is in your blood at a given time. This level is very important for people with diabetes, and they must monitor their blood _______ level throughout the day.
  2. 7. It is a foreign substance (such as a virus or bacteria) that invades the body.
  3. 9. is a very serious condition. It occurs when there is no insulin to help the body use glucose for energy.
  4. 12. specialized proteins that are part of the immune system. They are created when an antigen (such as a virus or bacteria) is detected in the body.
Down
  1. 1. These are a group of antibodies that “go bad” and mistakenly attack and damage the body’s tissues and organs.
  2. 2. Your body breaks these down to get glucose, which then provides energy to the body.
  3. 3. This system produces hormones that control bodily function. Diabetes is an __________ disorder because insulin is a hormone.
  4. 5. This form of diabetes can occur during pregnancy.
  5. 6. This occurs when an injection site is overused. The skin swells and a node can develop.
  6. 8. This is a hormone made by the pancreas. It raises the blood glucose level, so it counteracts the effects of the hormone insulin.
  7. 10. One of the possible long-term complications of diabetes is kidney disease and failure. If your kidneys aren’t working well, they can’t clean the blood. __________ is a treatment option.
  8. 11. After we eat, the pancreas releases the right amount of the hormone insulin to process the carbohydrates in the meal; that’s the _____ secretion.